[Tutor] IDE - Editors - Python

[Joal Heagney]

Paul Kraus wrote:
> Which editors does everyone use and why. Please keep the discussion to IDE's 
> rather then any editors. I am well versed on Emacs and VI so anything beyond 
> them would be appreciative. Why you like the editor and how it helps reduce 
> your development time would be productive and helpfull.
> 
> TIA,

Idle. Purely because I don't do much programming and all I need is a 
text editor with a built in command line to test ideas and check 
completed modules.

The types of things I use python for are:

- semi-quick scripts for one-off automation problems that bash scripting 
can't solve,
- small programs to explore computer or math's based problems. e.g. 
sorting algorithms, genetic algorithms, Fourier transforms of waves to 
analyze frequency distributions (Trying to make a white/pink noise 
generator and ran it's output into the computer's soundcard)
- as a handy-dandy scientific calculator when I can't be bothered 
hunting down my RL scientific calculator :).

Most of these have console-argument, interactive console (raw_input) or 
file-based input methods, with a text console output.

Joal Heagney